My Historical Fiction Evolution Part 5

Today I will wrap up my series by talking about technology. But first let’s recap the previous posts:

Part 1: My introduction to historical fiction in elementary school with Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr.

Part 2: Historical fiction close to home with Booky: A Trilogy by Bernice Thurman Hunter and Guest of War Trilogy by Kit Pearson.

Part 3: Learning about the holocaust.

Part 4: Eras of Interest

How today's technology has enhanced my historical fiction evolution

It’s no secret that technology has come a long way in the past 20 years. Hell it’s come a long way in the past year alone. And with that new technology it has brought an enhanced experience for readers.

The internet alone has opened the door to me for more learning opportunities than I could have ever imagined.

All those time periods I have been mentioning, now I can find out more on a topic I have read about, with just a click of the mouse. Websites like Goodreads and Pinterest have made my TBR list never ending and many of those books are of the historical fiction and non-fiction genres.

Goodreads

Goodreads allows its users to create bookshelves to organize their books. I have created several bookshelves for my historical fiction and non-fiction books. Click on the links below to see my shelves:

• Historical Fiction
• World War I
• World War II

Pinterest

One thing I enjoy when reading a historical book is looking up pictures of that time period, the events that occurred and even sometimes the people. My cell phone comes in handy in case I’m not near my computer at the time. I have started to save these pictures in a Pinterest board I created called From the Books I Have Read.

eBooks

There are many books I have read over the past couple of years that I haven’t been able to get a physical copy of, but have been able to obtain in eBook format. This has been a wonderful and cost effective way to get my dose of history.

I read my eBooks using:

• My Kobo
• Kindle for PC
• Adobe Digital Editions

Blogging and Booktube

And of course the blogging community and booktube has been a wonderful source for great recommendations.

Pinterest and Books

Pinterest is a great website for discovering all kinds of new ideas. With 100 boards of my own, I pin everything from clothing to recipes and home decor to cute animals. Naturally I also have a few dedicated to my love of books. Its an addiction really! Below are links to my book related boards and how I use my account for this purpose:

http://www.pinterest.com/mellalee/

My Book Club Selections  A couple of years ago I took part in a book club that meet monthly to discuss a selected book. Now, as I have mentioned I am a member of the Goodreads group Bookworm Bitches. This board is where I post those books.

Books From My Childhood This board brings back so many happy memories of my childhood. I have come across pins of books I had long since forgotten about.

Books I Want to Read My never ending pile of the books I come across. I add to this board more than I do to my TBR list on Goodreads.

Books Worth Reading Only for books that I would recommend to others.

From the Books I Have Read This board is where I collect pictures of things that I have read or things that reminds me of what I've read. I am always curious to learn more about a story and often research topics relating to it while I go along. 

Do you use your Pinterest account to keep track of your books as well? If so (if not as well) I'd love to check out your boards. Leave me a message in the comments.